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United States Patent | 5,180,062 |
Stables | January 19, 1993 |
A set is provided which includes a tag, removably attached to an article of clothing, having a swatch of the material from which the clothing was made and an indication of the type of clothing and the year in which it was purchased; and an index box for arranging tags in accordance with the type of clothing purchased. Also provided is a tag holder for subsequent shopping. The method of using these by removing the tags from the clothing, placing them in the index box, and subsequently removing them and transporting them for comparision shopping purposes is disclosed.
Inventors: | Stables; Nancy J. (16795 Mellen La., Jupiter, FL 33478) |
Appl. No.: | 817454 |
Filed: | January 6, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 206/574; 206/459.5; 356/402; 434/99 |
Intern'l Class: | B65D 071/00; B44D 003/00 |
Field of Search: | 206/81,425,450,459,460,574,575 223/1,DIG. 1 356/402,412 434/99 |
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